Chris Scelfo Quotes (17 Quotes)

As a coach, you're never where you want to be, but we are way ahead of where we were at this time last year. We have several veterans in key positions, and for some of them, this is their second or third go-round with camp. They know what to expect and they've reacted accordingly.

We had some breakdowns on a couple of plays, but the thing I am proud of is when we had to make a play, they made em. Four or five, six years ago, we didn't have that capability. That's what I'm proud of.

We have a policy here When you cramp, you're going to take the next day off.

I think the biggest challenge we had this year was getting players to come down and take a look. We had the most amount of parents we ever had come with them, and that was very encouraging. We worked very hard to get that done.

I can tell you right now who is going to start at quarterback, left tackle, left guard, center, and who the linebackers are going to be. Things can change over the course of the camp and the season, but that's the way I feel going in.

We didn't hide a thing from them. We showed everything and the biggest thing was the fact that we gave them every opportunity to see any facet of the city they wanted to see. You know, the areas of the city that are most devastated aren't areas that we as student-athletes frequent. We made sure that was pointed out.

Wins and losses right now are important, but in reality it's the least of my concerns. My concern is to make sure than we give hope to anyone watching us. I am not going to judge this season on wins and losses.

Our team is going to be ready to play. You are going to be amazed. It is a special group with character and pride. We are going to control what we can control.

A 2-hour mental health clinic.

In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt. I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business.

It's a tribute to all the parents. The kids also remained strong to the program. We never lied to them. Facts are facts. We were honest about our situation.

Though our wins and losses are not where we wanted them to be, to have 100 people see this season through is a great testament to their character.

I can't say enough about the job the Tulane administration has done to get us where we are right now. Our No. 1 priority was to get everyone enrolled in school, and while it's not ideal to be spread out the way we are, we are ready to get back to normal and return to every-day life the best we can.

They've had our number the last couple years. Their quarterback is one of the best quarterbacks in the league.

We were very lucky to be able to get out of there. We were one of the most fortunate groups in the city. And it's just been absolutely heartwarming the way people have reached out to us.

I told the team last night this isn't about winning or losing. At the end of the year, our message has to be that we persevered. If we go 11-0 ... if we go 0-11 ... they're not going to know our record. They're going to know we persevered. For the millions of people affected in our environment the ones who survived it's going to give them some hope. Because right now there is no hope.

This team is full of character. They're going to show up and play, and if it's good enough for a win, great. But to say we focus just on football is not true. Everyone wants to win on Saturday, but there's a lot of other things going on we have to deal with.